This week has been mega busy. I have been working on a new secret project. As soon as it is ready to launch you’ll be the first to know but in the meantime…The exciting news this week has been the Premier of Sex in the City 2. I was lucky enough to see a sneak peak just before its launch. London and the UK have all been a buzz over this fashion fest movie. Now I know that it has had mixed reviews but the opinions of women all over the UK has been “never mind the story we love the clothes and the make-up”. Now there are not too many films you can say that about. Since the Premier I have been inundated with requests on how to get the look….mainly Carrie Bradshaw but if there is anyone else that you would like to see a ‘get the look’ on please let me know.
Get Carrie’s Look:
Carrie’s look is a modern twist on the classic smoky eye look. As a matter of face it is not too dis-similar to Tom Ford’s Spring 2010 look.
Carrie Bradshaw
Face:
Perfect your complexion choose a foundation to suit your skin tone. Apply it like a professional make-up using a foundation brush. Check out MAC, Ariane Poole or Body Shop. Using a foundation brush will give you that air brushed film star finish to your skin. Next a little concealer were necessary…like under the eyes and on any blemishes. Save the powder until the end you want to keep your skin’s luminosity.
Eyes:
Carrie’s brows are shaped to perfection. If yours have been over plucked then fear not. Get a great brow shape with some brow powder or a brow pencil. Take a look at Shavata, Ariane Poole and Chanel.
As I said, Carrie has a new twist of a classic smoky eye look. After applying an eye base, like Elizabeth Arden Eyefix, pop a mid to deep brown shadow, deepened on your skin tone, on the lids extending it beyond the socket line. I like Bobbi Brown or MAC for their wide selection of shades. Extending the shadow is the key to an open sexy smoky eye look. Define the shape and create more depth with dark brown gel liner, like my Chocolate Mousse or Maybelline’s NEW Lasting Drama Gel Liner in Brown applied along the base of the top and bottom lashes. I love gel liners because not only can you create definition and drama to the eyes but you can blur the line giving the eyes that smudginess. Next take a black eye pencil, like Benefit’s BadGal Pencil and line the inner rim of your eyes. Add a touch of ivory shadow to highlight under the arch of the brows. Finish with lots of volume building mascara, such as L’Oreal Paris NEW Volume Million Lashes and a few individual false lashes.
Cheeks:
Keep the cheeks soft and fresh with a flush of apricot/peach blush applied to the apples of the cheeks. If you haven’t got Carrie’s chiselled cheeks then sweep a little bronzer under your cheek bones and watch them pop out.
Lips:
Lips are played down but still there with beautiful definition and a soft nude pink lip colour. Give your lips shape by defining them with a lip coloured lip pencil to suit your skin tone then fill them in with either a gloss or demi sheer lipstick. Take a look at Laura Mercier Sheer Lip Colour in Bare Lips, Lipstick Queen Oxymoron lip colour in Free Ride or my XOXO Liquid Lip Colour. But the most important part of an “A” list look is your smile…getting it dazzling with Pearl Drops NEW Hollywood Instant Whitening.
Finish the look with a sweep of translucent mineral powder on the t-zone if needed. The mineral powder will take away excess shine without making your complexion look flat.
And there you have Carrie’s fabulous look that you can do in minutes.
Until next time,
Ariane x
